December 8, 2021With inflation reaching high double digits around the world, businesses in sectors as diverse as retail, health, auto, and capital…- November 5, 2021If you’re waiting for digital finance to become a “thing,” then you’re missing the boat. It became a thing —…
- October 27, 2021Digital lending is helping nonbanks achieve deeper customer relationships, increase revenue, and glean vital intelligence on everything from customer satisfaction…
- October 13, 2021Businesses are gaining efficiency thanks to the rise of embedded financing — the ability to advance loans for goods and…
- September 28, 2021Businesses of all kinds, otherwise keen to extend credit to eligible customers, sometimes think twice about the whole proposition because…
- September 16, 2021A business that requires cash quickly can get it on the fly if approved for a merchant cash advance. And…
- July 27, 2021Faced with a pandemic that’s changing how retail businesses engage with their customers, and under pressure to disburse tide-over “stimulus”…
- July 8, 2021In Europe and North America, market-based credit-risk indicators suggest a robust “repayment recovery” is underway, with models that gauge default…
- June 29, 2021As predicted, embedded finance — where non-banks such as retailers, capital-equipment providers, and community-development organizations provide financial services — is having…
- June 23, 2021Automation has been increasing workplace efficiency since the days of water-powered grist mills. And while banks have long been at…
- June 9, 2021Going back 10 years or more, the promise of “big data” didn’t mean that much to financial-technology veteran Michelle Katics.…
- May 25, 2021By mid-June 2020, nearly half of all US-based, black-owned businesses — around 400,000 companies — had closed because of the…
- May 7, 2021In a worldwide rush for greater efficiency in financial transactions, automated underwriting stands out for its breadth of application and…
- April 20, 2021The Biden administration plans to boost financial-crimes enforcement by $64 million this year for an annual total of $191 million.…
- April 13, 2021On a percentage basis, US capital-equipment and software sales outpaced overall GDP growth in 2020, thanks substantially to enterprises looking…
- April 5, 2021The 2020s were already destined to be a time of profound change for businesses, but Covid-19 clinched it. Just weeks…
- March 23, 2021“Our clients already have credit cards, so why would we use an in-house financing platform?” Sometimes we get variations on…
March 10, 2021For the businesses that buy, rent or lease capital-equipment from your company, a traditional approach to equipment financing isn’t always…- February 5, 2021US businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies are expected to lease or finance $1.8 trillion in capital equipment from manufacturers and dealers…
- January 29, 2021In 2020, Interpol reports a 569% growth in malicious registrations, including malware and phishing, and a 788% growth in high-risk…
- January 15, 2021As a capital-equipment provider, you know that most marketing seeks to attract new customers. But the serious business of appealing…
- December 16, 2020Let's say the business equipment your company manufactures comes in at a higher price point than most small- to mid-size…
